Father Capodanno--Modern Hero

       At a graduation lunch in June 2017, I was privileged to sit at the same table with Archbishop Timothy Broglio. He shared with us that his archdiocese, the Archdiocese of the Military Services, U.S., had just finished compiling and sending all the documentation for Fr. Capodanno's cause for canonization to the Vatican's Congregation of the Causes of Saints. I interviewed him a few months later to learn more. Here's the article I authored about it for Catholic World Report: 

Honoring “the Grunt Padre” 50 years after his death

Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno died administering the sacraments to men in combat. Fifty years later, the cause for his canonization is underway.

“He certainly could be a patron for doing the right thing at the right time,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio told Catholic World Report, speaking of Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno’s willingness to “obey God rather than...

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